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Tell me, who isn’t in love with fashion!

The world is dominated by an enormous population of fashionistas.  Where on earth would you find a girl who is capacitated and not have a penchant for pretty things that surround her when she enters the mall or a boutique on Sunset Boulevard or any fashion stores all over the globe.

            A huge part of my heart is implanted to the fashion industry, which of course, I belong yet, but I love so much! That is why, this article is dedicated to one of my loves, my favourite channel, “ETC.” They’re moving on March 2, 2011. Isn’t ETC the best fashion channel yet?

I don’t know about you, but I am obsessed with pretty little fashionable things – a chic leather jacket, sparkly dresses, seductive stilettos, and so much more! It’s like every time I watch ETC (the most fashionable channel I know), I see the celebrities dressed by Rachel Zoe, Leighton Meester on Gossip Girl, Project Runway, and I can’t help but covet on what they are wearing. It’s just every girl’s dream.

I often try to wake a designer (if there is) in me by sketching dresses in my notebook. The only problem is, I’m incapacitated to spend for its making. Those sketched clothes have to wait ‘til I have the money, because ‘they will be.’ And you know, it’s really inspiring how every time I watch ETC, I get an overdose of ideas about fashion. I see clothes, jewelleries, shoes, and how the celebrities carry them in their fabulous human bodies no matter what shape they are.

            Yes, we all know that it isn’t just about what clothes you wear, it’s also about what attitude you wear, it’s a role you portray. Are you the mean girl, or drama queen, or the bitch who has it bad? I’d like to play the role of a girl next door with a sunny disposition (I hope you wouldn’t mind). Leighton Meester carries herself so well on Gossip Girl. She’s just so class. So is Blake Lively. They’re both elegant and exciting.

            Taking a step further, I love the slangs and styles of the four pretty liars on Pretty Little Liars. Geez, I love Hannah and Caleb together. I don’t know, I find Caleb’s haircut complementing his character. There’s something about his face that would make you want to dig him up. Aria’s situation is a bit messed up, from family to loved life, but she kind of gets well with it though. Spencer, Spencer, Spencer. She is so in a dramatically scary situation. Talk about “the snagged sister’s boyfriend, slash I found out he’s kind of like a killer, slash he is now my brother-in-law” drama she’s now in. And what about Emily? I kind of think she’s the least exciting, but I know she’ll get better since she one of Toby’s friends, who for the record is admired by Jenna, one of the controversial people in Pretty Little Liars. I hope that all makes sense.

            On Vampire Diaries, I think Ian Somerhalder is a lot cuter than Paul Wesley. I think he should be Helena’s love interest. And Helena, there’s something about her look. She’s not “typical.” Her aura, from the television is just different, good different. She’s a chic.

            Project Runway inspires me to bring out my inner designer, be it jewellery designing or about couture. I see the accessories, the clothing, and the inspiration. There’s just so much more about fashion, I know, still is to come. I just think that if there’s one thing I would love to do aside from writing, it’s designing. I don’t know if I have the nose for fashion, but I am pretty sure I have the penchant for gorgeous and flawlessly beautiful fashion.

            One more thing that I love about watching this channel is that I get to be introduced to fabulous clothing brands. I love going to thrift shops and bargains, so when I go there, I look for brands like the ones I see on ETC, and guess what, patience over the heaps of bargain clothes give me the satisfaction of finding signature clothing. Anyway, I wouldn’t buy any that look overused and are not in good condition.

            ETC fans, let’s all be one with ETC on March 2, 2011 and they make the BIG SWITCH. I’m an ETC fan....forever!

Relative reconnect

02/26/2011

So this day was so tiring. It’s my brother’s belated birthday celebration. It was just a simple birthday party, me and my relatives. There were no other people invited. It’s been a long time since I haven’t been able to have this time with my family (and relatives). It’s hard to deny what went wrong about our clan, just so our yearly reunion had been stopped seven years ago. That’s why this get-together has been so refreshing.

                I was able to chat with my cousins for more than five hours. We talked about lots of things and shared the things our “every days” were filled. I and my cousins went into the same high school. Even though I graduated ahead from them, we all know people from the batches of our circle, that’s why when we talk about someone, we won’t be “out of place.”

                You know, family means a lot to me. I admit, sometimes I hate some of my relatives, the ones who try to own much of the properties that should belong to all of us and not just them, but later on, I still find in myself the love for my own blood. My family are the people who never fail to soften my heart. When I say “family,” I don’t only talk about my parents and siblings, I mean my relatives too.

                I sometimes find it hard to pull myself away from crying, every time I look back at my childhood. It was when during Christmas, we go to the ancestral house, and everyone brings their own dishes to share. I play with my cousins, we sleep in one bed no matter how many we are, our aunts and uncles sing videoke, and everybody is merry. I just miss those times. When my great grandfather died, that was like our last reunion, and it was a sad one.

                I’m just happy now that we all get to reconnect. I’m also happy that my brother is happy during his birthday. Among us siblings, he is the least whose requests are granted. I pity him sometimes. I love him. This was such a wonderful day. I don’t only get to see my brother happy, I also get to see most of my loved ones.

Starting over

            
 I wish I could start blogging again exactly on my 18^th birthday, but then I’d have to stay home and watch over my baby. There’s no internet at home, not until I had my grandma bought me my laptop. However, the WiFi signal is crazy. Sometimes the WiFi owner puts it off.

                I have had a couple of blogs since then, but I wasn’t able to maintain and update any of them for long. So, now, I am hoping I could maintain this one forever. Let me show you my life.

                I am Joayra Gem D. Pamplona and I was born in a small town in the Philippines. There’s not really much happening here, but I love this place, Kabacan. My grandparents are one of the very first settlers in this town, which is why we know almost everyone who lives here, tracing some of them as the next generations of the other first families who settled here.

                I was raised in a Christian home. My parents gave me and my brothers the discipline that we needed, but sometimes, we’re just so stubborn to obey. That’s why we often get into trouble. However, I also try to be good, because I don’t really want to deal with the anger of people. Sometimes, I see myself as the black sheep among my parents’ children, realizing all the pains I have cost them. I don’t know why I accidentally happen to bump into bad things all the time. I never intentionally hurt my parents. I love my parents, and I know it from the bottom of my hurt, since I was a kid. I know sometimes I get mad whenever they don’t let me do what I want, but I love them still.

                I couldn’t count with ten pairs of hands the bad things, and the heart aches that I have cost my parents. However, there was one thing that I certainly am sure hurt them the most. It was in high school when I was excelling in my extracurricular activity, as the school Editor-in-chief. During that moment, I was high, because of the position, popularity, my winning in the writing competitions, and I barely have time to spend with my family. It was when I was like I was very far from them. And there was a boy, who took me very far more away from them – my boyfriend. But that was not just it, worse things happened like...I was pregnant.

                Upon knowing, I was so depressed at that time. All eyes and ears were on me, at school, at the neighbourhood, just everywhere. The news broke even to other schools. It’s not surprising. It’s a small town. From there, I was not just scrutinized, and depressed, and judged. I was also forced to grow up. And by then, I learned multiple lessons and principles in life:

·         It is always the right thing to wait. All things, as planned by God will eventually come to you in the right time, at the right place. To hurry, will cost you something, or some things.

·         At the time, when bad weather airs into your life, you will know who your real friends are. You will know the people who are taking advantage. And your family will stand by you.

·         Outside of marriage, love shouldn’t be the overruling factor. Consider everything, since everything is involved. Decisions should be analyzed along with its incoming consequences. You don’t want to regret anything in the future. So use your mind, the proper way, and set your heart aside for awhile if it’s not yet the proper time.

·         Listen to the advice of godly people. You know they’ll advice you with the light of the word of God, and it’s always better.

·         Prayer goes a long way. It was during those times when prayer was the one thing I needed the most. It was when I reconnected with God, it was when I ask for His help.

·         Think before you speak.

·         Life is as beautiful as you make it. It’s not a race. It’s a journey. So, take your time.

A few months from now, I’m going to college. I’m excited and thrilled. I’ll miss my baby since I’ll be many miles away from here. I wouldn’t even be there on her first birthday. I bet I’m going to cry that day. However, I know that life is still beautiful. And one of the reasons I’m here on earth is to enjoy it.